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Well after 14 months of mixed feelings and the expense of the head gasket etc, rear diff mountings, then the ird unit started to play silly beggars, so ITS GONE!!!!!!!!!! to a friendly car dealer, new motor is a new vectra with full dealer history, joy of joys. thanks for all the advice given...

hiya again, I took the complete prop shaft off a while since and the rubber on the bearings is coming away from the bracket, I have some time off work soon so I`m going to replace the 2 mountings, I`ve seen the details to remove the prop from the vcu but will the mountings just come away or do...

Any recomendations? the rears are Wranglers, the front are bloody 6 ply van tyres {no wonder its noisey} I don`t do any silly off road stuff just normal road and the odd farm track to get me fishing etc, sizes are195/80x15. cheers

easy way to ease the water collection I found, was to drill a couple of holes in the bottom left side of the storage compartment, doesn`t stop the leak but at least the water can drain out.

Hi markw, as others have said make sure the connections on the starter and its solonoid are clean and tight, same with the battery connections. the problem i had was the IGNITION SWITCH ASSY, part number: YXB 100350 at the cost of: £13-20p from main agents, if you give your reg: number and...

hi markw, i`ve just had the same problem, go to my thread same title as yours, renrut. its a cheap and easy repair £13.20

job done!! got the new ignition switch £13.20 fitted this morning all seems well. Only took 3/4 of hour start to finish, Remove the cowling from steering column, unscrew the 2 small phillips scews on switch at the back of the steering lock, unplug the wiring connector, refit in reverse order...

thanks for the tips, checked the starter contacts these seem to be ok, i`ve taken the cowls of the steering column and am going to get a new ignition switch from the stealers, i shall keep you informed of the outcome, thanks

Hi chaps, help is reqd cos the 99 1.8 gl has developed an intermittent fault when i try to start it, sometimes when the key is turned fully to start nothing happens, the starter is not engaged, yet other times no problem the starter motor is engaged as it should! any ideas please?

had mine 10 months, so far done:- head gasket, timing belt+ tensioner, water pump, thermostat, alternator belt, air filter, oil +filter, complete exhaust, rear diff mountings, anti roll bar links+bushes, front brake pads, changed oils in gearbox, ird & rear diff & drilled a small hole in the...

why replace them if they are not goosed? although you may as well fit new a/roll bar bushes at the same time as the links if you are just killing time!

podge, just checked the price on, Island 4x4 - High quality aftermarket parts for your Land Rover Freelander, Discovery, Defender and Range Rover. - Island 4x4 - High quality aftermarket parts for your Land Rover Freelander, Discovery, Defender and Range Rover. £19.99 sorry for error and the...

now the complete prop shaft is off i`ve noticed that the 2 mountings either side of v/c are kaput, are they difficult to replace? i see they are £15 each, but are they a diy job?

SUCCESS!! did the mondo thing it took less than an hour start to finish, what a difference in the way the g/l drives now, best advice on the forum as yet, thanks chums, keith!

Brill, i`m under the buggar on Saturday, cheers

scuse me for being fick but what are the advantages of going mondo?

Yippee, the G/L has just gone through its mot with nothing more than an advisory that the rear tyres are close to the limit, [although i did replace the anti roll bar links a short while ago]. So what tyers would anyone suggest for the beast ? the rears are Goodyear Wranglers but the fronts are...

Happy New Year to you all and long may we continue to help each other with our mutual aim to keep g/landers on the road and out of mainstealers workshops, Happy times ahead, think positive, cheers from Keith:) :) :) :)

me thinks it could be worth replacing the drop links etc as Tatooboo suggests, can one purchase the bushes or does one have to get the full damn drop link?